Elizabeth Park
Household type
In Elizabeth Park, 23.5% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.7% in the City of Playford.
Elizabeth Park's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.
To continue building the story, Elizabeth Park's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.
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Derived from the Census question:
'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'
Households
| Household type | ||||||||
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| Elizabeth Park - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | 2006 | Change | |||||
| Households by type | Number | % | City of Playford % | Number | % | City of Playford % | 2006 to 2021 | |
 Couples with children | 387 | 23.5 | 27.7 | 262 | 19.4 | 28.9 | +124 | 19500 |
| Couples without children | 272 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 284 | 21.1 | 22.7 | -13 | 19501 |
| One parent families | 361 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 275 | 20.4 | 16.6 | +85 | 19502 |
| Other families | 39 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 10 | 0.8 | 1.0 | +28 | 19503 |
| Group household | 65 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 36 | 2.7 | 2.2 | +29 | 19504 |
| Lone person | 434 | 26.4 | 24.7 | 422 | 31.3 | 24.5 | +11 | 19505 |
| Other not classifiable household | 80 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 56 | 4.2 | 3.7 | +24 | 19506 |
| Visitor only households | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +6 | 19507 |
| Total households | 1,647 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,352 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +295 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the household/family types in Elizabeth Park in 2021 compared to the City of Playford shows that there was a lower proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 23.5% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 21.9% were one-parent families, compared with 27.7% and 17.9% respectively for the City of Playford.
There were a higher proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 26.4% compared to 24.7% in the City of Playford while the proportion of couples without children was 16.5% compared to 20.4% in the City of Playford.
Emerging groups
The number of households in Elizabeth Park increased by 295 between 2006 and 2021.
The largest changes in family/household types in Elizabeth Park between 2006 and 2021 were:
- Couples with children (+124 households)
- One parent families (+85 households)